The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact ...

The Ursids will peak around the time of the winter solstice under dark skies with chances of enhanced meteor activity.

The Geminid meteor shower peaked overnight on Dec. 13-14, with the best viewing between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. under moonless ...

Although the Ursids are active from Dec. 13 through Dec. 26, the peak night coincides with the winter solstice, which occurs at 10:03 a.m. EST on Dec. 21. Though the two events are totally unrelated, ...

An extraterrestrial visitor lit up the night sky across Michigan on Sunday evening. The bright flash, caused by a falling ...

The Hubble Space Telescope and the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer have captured fresh images of an interstellar comet as the ...

A waning crescent moon should make for a fairly dark sky, allowing viewers to see up to 150 shooting stars per hour ...

This weekend's night sky will feature one of the best meteor showers of the year on Dec. 13-14. The Geminid meteor shower ...

In the rugged goldfields of southeastern Australia, a local prospector spent years trying to crack open a mysterious, ...

It’s one of the best meteor showers of the year and it is peaking over the weekend on Saturday night! Known for its prolific ...

December's faint Ursid meteor shower returns under dark skies, offering a small chance of unexpected activity.

Dust returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission reveals rare, water-rich CI chondrite meteorite fragments—found on the Moon for ...